Top 3 health: Ways to add years and get healthy

Women's Health magazine, published by Rodale, found some steps you can take right now to help prolong your life. Follow these tips to lengthen your life and be a little healthier along the way:

DRINK WINE

1 Wine lovers rejoice. Research confirms that moderate drinkers (one glass a day for women) slash their risk of heart disease up to 40 percent. Love vino? Try red wine from Madiran, France, which has up to five times as many procyanidins (antioxidants that improve blood vessel function) as wines from other areas, thanks to the region's traditional production techniques, which allow grapes to ferment longer.

GET YOUR SWEAT ON

2 Want to live longer? Hit the gym. Studies show working out may lower a woman's risk of breast cancer 37 percent, osteoporosis 45 percent and heart disease 14 percent. A combination of cardio and weight training boosts metabolism and burns fat, keeping heart disease at bay.

LOSE THE MUFFIN TOP

3 Maintaining a healthy weight not only keeps you looking hot in your hip-huggers, it also wards off heart attacks and diabetes, too. To see if you're a healthy size, check the circumference of your waist around your belly button. That number should be less than half your height. So if you're 5 feet 2 inches, your waist should be less than 31 inches.